Electric iron



March 24, 1925.

F. A. PATTERSON ET AL ELECTRIC mom Filed May 24, 1922 54 1 m "w. m ou m mr w. e m%a OM A. Ma 2 7 pail; w as Fntentezi Man. 24, 1925.

iii-twee STATES FRAHK A. PATTERSON AND CARL REINECKE, (31? MAPLEW'QQD,

ELECTRIC IRGH.

Ag -iicat1nn filed May 1922. Serial No. 5653,5258.

A. PATTER- zens of the Mapiewood.

5 St us County. itiiSSOUIi iHflQ, invented n em and useful improvement in liewtiie irons, of which the foilowingis a 'icetitn.

is invention relates to electric smooth- U irons. such as used for manually ironing clothes. I

he of the objects of this invention is to eeti'ieeiiy heated, and the heating of which .3 requiated in accordance with the operation of the i on. v Another object us invention is to pro- :iuch on eieetricelly heated iron, in which theloeeting current may be applied during the time that the iron is in operation and may be out maticuiiy out off when the iron is not in operation.

Another object of this invention is to provide ssuoii an automatically controlled iron, in wiiie automatic feature may be eliminateri F (i the iron heated mntinuousiy.

Fiz'tiiei" objects Wiil appear from the 6&- (iGS i'iption taken in connection with the Pompenying drawing, in. which: ig'ure 1 is a side View in elevation of on iron embodying this invention;

Hi 'u is a section on" ii'ne 22,

seotien on line 3-3, Fige is 2 detail of the means for holdoircuit closed.

the accompanying drawing, arises a bottom plate 1, usually 3011 othen suitable material, which may heate. up and which Wiii hold a considerable quentity of heat "ion use in the ironng operation. v 7 7 Momtein any usual and approved Ins. on bot-torn piate 1 is a heating ele- 2 of any usual design. Such-en element usually com -rises a conducting resistance strip arranged in tortuous pathv but iyin" ciose to the plate 1, being insulated there mm and from the cap 3 by means of which it is clamped to the plate 1.... The ends of the strip forming the heating element 2 may be brought out at the rear of the iron Shown at i and to form terminals for con eating the heating element 52 to the air- ("llt.

Eii'fi'i'iiifi smoothing iron, which may be Mounteti on. the can i; on i215?! block 6 upon which is i iounted 21 coo pinto 4' equippei with a contact huttou ranged to snake Contact with a siuiiiui' oppositely disposed button 3 mono" spring switch bietie i upon the casing l1 but fine The 'rasing Z1 is c 1 to form therewith non a 3321?: which the above described per The buttons 8 and 9 may be oi other suitable material which n corroded by the arcing; which no i piece upon making and breaking on circuit. The biudo 10 is wili naturally hold the vontuets 8 muted from one another by "-71 siiieney. Mounted to siirie W31 casing. i is a plunger rod 155 n. its lower end upon the spring extends through the seeing ll i v a short distance above the up zer thereof. Depression the rod in: i the Contact 9 to the corn to close ililQ circuit therebetween. i may be soldered or otherwise e1 eonnectee; to the t .iimsl 4C. 5 may be 13 to which the attachment pix necteri. The other mtuehm may be connected to the 8} L. switch. Thus by closing the conttot 8 9. a circuit is estziiiiieami through ing eieu'ient 2.

The casing is mounted '1 tom piaie 1 by means of in-n1 i or other suituiiie fasteners. Y" to the (using 11 4:. frame 17 manipulating grip 18. The ame 1'? ported near its reanen-f. by a mounted in a depression in t e 0 indicated in Figure mid co. screw 29, the hpaci of which iiiiln. Ward movement oftiie frame i7. I also carries it piute 21 which ex eruily therefrom is no. end of the plunger 12 so that (iepre the rip 18 the ten "on of t 19 Wlii depress the plunger the contacts 8 and O. T

Wheneu 1' pressure is e-p'oiieci. to and will be opened Wi is relieved.

Hinged at 22 on the cosine" leriy shaped arm 2-2: ilfififliif I handle 24. After depressi the arm 23 may be swung i into the position shown in Figure 4, with its angu and its notched end '25 engaging the screw 20. With the arm 23 in this position, the frame 17 will be held in depressed position and the contacts 8 and 9 will be held closed sothat the circuit through theheating element 2 will be maintained so long as the latch 23 is maintained in position,

It will thus be seen that as long as the iron is in operatiomjshe circuit heating element2 will be closed by depression of the grip 18 so as to close the contaste 8 and 9. Heat will, therefore, be

, supplied to the iron throughout the time during which heat is being extracted there'- from by the ironing operation; "Upon setting the iron aside and releasing thdigrip l8, the heating-element is out out sothat the heating- 'thereof will cease, Said-els ment is cntim againas soon as operation is resumed. Forheating the iron preliminary such times as the extraction of heatfha's been more rapid thrin thmsupply thereof, the

v arm 23 may be sw'nng into positioaasshgwn in Figure 4, so asgiio maintain 3Q "through the heating eleinentf and the iron may be heated up to, desinedtemperatare,

Pit is obvious that various clienges nia g, 1 made in details of constructio zffwithenjt do parting from the .'spirit of thisiiii'fontiozf; f hereiore, as be understood that this new, and described.

claimed ism; r

1, An"eleotric iron, comprising, a base ad p ed-w ae inse e 'uaent'there a a;phig receptacle fthereon, an

h 9, 2 out the p vot ar'portion over the frame 17' through the grip pivoted forwardly 3,f. An electric iron,

. tobeginning the ironing operation or at i-"adap'ted to provide a the cg man;

dis-'nct to be limited to the specific Hailing thus described the invention, what ea ers iron-manipulating grip having a; solid frame and pivoted forwardly oil-said base so as to move toward and from the same, a switch for said element mounted within said base, connections from said switch adapted to be engaged by said frame to close said switch when said a rip is depressed, and selective means for holding saidgri in depressed position order to mainta n said switch closed.

;2. An electric iron, comprising, a base adapted to provide a casing, a heatin olenient therein, an attachment receptac e on )the rear of said base, an ironman1pulating on said base and vattached rearwardly thereon for limited movement on said pivot, a switch within sai'dfbase; and connections to said switch positioned rearwardly of said base i and adapted for engagement by said grip, Whereiiy said element ma be out in when said grip is held down and cut out when said grip is released.

comprising," a base casing, a heating element therein, 'an attachment receptacle on the rear of said base, an iron-manipulat- .ing grip pivoted forwardly on said base and attached rearwardly thereon for limited .novement on said pivot, a switch within FRANK A. rarraiason.

, CARL anrnncm.

y said grip, whereby said- In testimony whereoi we afix our sigmatures this 6th day'of May, 1922.

:a'id base," connections to said switch posi- 

